Mechagon Map, Icons, Shop Background - Images for 8.2 PTR Build 30613

Image assets for 8.2 PTR build 30613 include a map of Mechagon, a few icons, and a background for the 15th anniversary shop promo.

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This background is likely related to the Alabaster mounts coming later in the year, as part of the 15th anniversary celebration. The faint landmasses on the map are the Broken Isles, Zandalar, and Pandaria.

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Get the Alabaster Mounts in the Shop

If you can’t wait until October to get your hands on the new Alabaster Stormtalon or Alabastor Thunderwing, don’t worry. We’ll be introducing these mounts to the Blizzard Shop and in-game shop as a standalone bundle in August. Players who purchase these mounts this way and also attach a 15th Anniversary Collector’s Edition to their World of Warcraft account by March 31, 2020 will receive a $25 credit to their Blizzard Balance.

World of Warcraft 15th Anniversary In-Game Celebration

The celebration is just getting started; check back on the World of Warcraft site as we get closer to the anniversary to learn more about the in-game rewards and events we have planned.

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Commento di DasGokuguy

They actually did rebuild the vale btw, thats not the old map from before garrosh destroyed it because the crater he dug into the heart of yasharaaj is still there aside the rebuilt statues

Commento di ladilock

on 2019-05-28T19:44:26-05:00

Interesting map of the Vale... Could this mean they are reversing the Sha damage?

Commento di Alanray43

on 2019-05-28T19:46:08-05:00

They actually did rebuild the vale btw, thats not the old map from before garrosh destroyed it because the crater he dug into the heart of yasharaaj is still there aside the rebuilt statues

Hopefully they add a zidormi, or relocate the raid entrance as if they do this it will be inaccessible

Commento di TaliaKirana

on 2019-05-28T19:46:14-05:00

… are they actually giving us a Vale rebuilt phase? Sad that it's probably only for a scenario and won't be activated beyond that.

Commento di Soeroah

on 2019-05-28T19:51:22-05:00

… are they actually giving us a Vale rebuilt phase? Sad that it's probably only for a scenario and won't be activated beyond that.

You never know. A lot of people thought the Arathi update would only be for Warfronts until it was playable.

Commento di Utigarde

on 2019-05-28T19:54:23-05:00

They actually did rebuild the vale btw, thats not the old map from before garrosh destroyed it because the crater he dug into the heart of yasharaaj is still there aside the rebuilt statues

That part of the map was present in the 5.3 version, as before the events of 5.4, Garrosh sent goblins to mine out the area, there was a scenario involving it.

Commento di Keyboardturner

on 2019-05-28T19:58:37-05:00

They actually did rebuild the vale btw, thats not the old map from before garrosh destroyed it because the crater he dug into the heart of yasharaaj is still there aside the rebuilt statues

There were three maps built for Vale. One for pre-everything, one for Garrosh digging to find the Heart of Y'shaarj but not actually defiling anything yet, and post-defile. This map is an example of the pre-defile but digging map.

Commento di Caerule

on 2019-05-28T20:14:07-05:00

They actually did rebuild the vale btw, thats not the old map from before garrosh destroyed it because the crater he dug into the heart of yasharaaj is still there aside the rebuilt statues

It's not impossible that Blizzard will restore it to this one. But if they do so, they would probably have a reason. Like a story that takes place there. Or pandaren heritage armor. Or an Infinite Dragonflight thing where N'Zoth uses them to steal Y'shaarj's heart from an alternate timeline so that he can revive Y'shaarj for his "All that slumber shall rise" prophecy.

Until any evidence for that rises though, it's very likely that this is meaningless, because it is not actually a new map.

Commento di frostyfire14

on 2019-05-28T20:28:10-05:00

Pandaren Heritage armor scenario? PURE speculation.

Commento di Snakeslick

on 2019-05-28T21:07:32-05:00

Pandaren Heritage armor scenario? PURE speculation.

I feel like it's to early with the Belf armor just coming out in 8.2.. Although that would be cool for 8.2.5.. Or maybe just 8.3..

Commento di Lunca

on 2019-05-28T21:16:43-05:00

blood elf armor has been out for a while, The two coming in 8.2 are gnome and tauren

Commento di kovu401

on 2019-05-28T21:25:44-05:00

Think longer term. If we only get 2 per major patch, pandas are at the back of a long line of characters who were in vanilla that don't have heritage armor yet. Try human, Darkspear, NElves, etc. first, then start moving forward by expansion: expect draeni, then worgen, then goblins, first ... except when story necessitates otherwise. Blood elves were first up on the Horde side, true, but you have to remember that given events rumored to be up in the area of Silvermoon after 8.2, specific BE Silvermoon questing potentially had to be taken care of earlier rather than later in the expansion.

EDIT: It couldn't have hurt that everyone was hating Sylvanas at the time, so a little backstory on her wasn't going to hurt anybody's feelings.

Commento di Vibriss

on 2019-05-28T21:53:26-05:00

I almost wish they had left the Vale alone. After the insulting treatment Pandaren got in Legion, I'd rather see this fragment of the world untouched by current writers.

That said, I am still waiting for the day when Shado-Pan armour becomes available to players.

Commento di TaliaKirana

on 2019-05-28T21:57:16-05:00

Since it is the 5.3 map, maybe they are going to implement a phase switch so people can go back and explore the Vale before it was utterly wrecked. (On the basis there are other places where we can turn back the clock, may have decided they may as well let us do the same for the Vale of Eternal Blossoms.) That was one of my huge regrets, that I didn't get to see the Vale before its complete ruination with the Siege of Orgrimmar patch. (Technically, I didn't even hit 90 until right after WoD launched.)

Commento di Arraya

on 2019-05-29T00:58:56-05:00

Think longer term. If we only get 2 per major patch, pandas are at the back of a long line of characters who were in vanilla that don't have heritage armor yet. Try human, Darkspear, NElves, etc. first, then start moving forward by expansion: expect draeni, then worgen, then goblins, first ... except when story necessitates otherwise. Blood elves were first up on the Horde side, true, but you have to remember that given events rumored to be up in the area of Silvermoon after 8.2, specific BE Silvermoon questing potentially had to be taken care of earlier rather than later in the expansion.

EDIT: It couldn't have hurt that everyone was hating Sylvanas at the time, so a little backstory on her wasn't going to hurt anybody's feelings.

It's hard to predict, as they've already confirmed Worgen and Goblins are next following Tauren and Gnomes... then there were the Blood Elves first... I honestly can't wait to see the Draenei and Night Elf ones :D

Commento di Dracala

on 2019-05-29T01:24:25-05:00

Im pretty sure its going to be Draenei and Darkspear after the Gilneans and Bilgewater(who I'm sure we all knew would get their heritage sets with their model updates, cuz that's a pretty good time to fit them, doing it at the same time).... I say this because Orcs, Forsaken, Stormwindians, and Kaldorei got armor looks based on them with the Warfronts. These can kinda tide them over till they get their Heritage Sets, but the Draenei and Darkspear? They need lovin' next.

I kinda feel like the Pandaren are going to be 1 set with 2 colors, 1 for Alliance 1 for Horde, much like the Mag'har got 3 colorations of their armor. Also Pandaren never get any love because Blizz didn't like how they made a Neutral Race x.x

Commento di nysisyn

on 2019-05-29T03:42:11-05:00

I hope for a Mogu Allied race recruitement scenario for the horde.

Commento di LGraf1

I've often wondered about this since I bought the mount when it was released in the shop.

I came into WoW at the end of WoD, just months before Legion launched. I've often wondered if it was possible to show via phasing what places would look like down the line, and now it's there with Silithus, Arathi, Darkshore, Undercity, and other places. Zidormi would definitely be one busy chronodrake. :D

Commento di Stoneheart98

on 2019-05-29T07:36:22-05:00

All these speculations, but the first thing that came to my mind is that they are probably placing Zidormi there and bringing back original removed quests. That's my guess even tho I hope it's something else.

Commento di Mightyena5875345

on 2019-05-29T14:22:24-05:00

If they bring back a Zidormi-phased version of old Vale, I hope they bring back the old dailies there. They were super fun! I had fun memories doing them. One of the only sets of dailies in MoP that were actually enjoyable and they took them out. :(